Konta

Aleksandra Krunic conjured up some more US Open magic to cause the first big upset of the tournament in New York, beating the number seven seed, Johanna Konta, 4-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 16 minutes. Konta was one of eight players that had an opportunity to rise to the world number one, but…

The final of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships will be contested on Saturday afternoon between the number 10 seed, Venus Williams and the number 14 seed, Garbiñe Muguruza after both players won straight set semi-finals on Thursday. Williams and Muguruza have both competed in a Wimbledon final before – Muguruza made it this far in 2015,…

The number six seed, Johanna Konta and the number ten seed, Venus Williams have progressed through the bottom half of the draw to meet in a blockbuster Wimbledon semi-final match set for Thursday. While Williams will be bidding to reach her 9th Wimbledon final, Konta will be going for her first ever Slam final. V.Williams…

In the only quarter-final featuring both top eight seeds, the number two seed, Simona Halep and the number six seed, Johanna Konta will play each other in a blockbuster last eight showdown. The pair have played twice already this year, splitting matches in Miami and Romania for Fed Cup action. This is a monumental match-up…

This post features three snap previews for 4th round matches from the bottom half of the draw including Venus Williams vs. Ana Konjuh, Elina Svitolina vs. Jelena Ostapenko and Johanna Konta vs. Caroline Garcia. These will all be played on Monday in what is shaping up to be a magnificent slate of matches. For a full…

This post features three snap previews for the third day of main draw action at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships when the bottom half of the women’s draw will contest the second round. I’m thrilled to say that my brother (somehow!) managed to get a pair of tickets for Court 3 so i’ll be at Wimbledon…

The final of the 2017 Miami Open will be contested between the number 12 seed, Caroline Wozniacki and the number 10 seed, Johanna Konta. Saturday will deliver a first time champion in Miami… Wozniacki d. Pliskova, 5-7 6-1 6-1 Overturning a recent loss to Karolina Pliskova in Doha, Wozniacki came from a set down, rolling…

A sensational quarter-final line-up is on the cards at the 2017 Miami Open on Wednesday with two all-top 12 clashes. This preview focuses on the match between Simona Halep and Johanna Konta. While Konta advanced to the quarter-finals in straight sets, Halep battled back from the brink to confirm her place in the final eight…

Serena Williams will play Johanna Konta for the first time when the pair take to the court on Wednesday for the quarter-finals of the Australian Open… BRING. IT. ON. Williams has yet to drop a set through her first four rounds. She faced her most challenging match of the tournament in the fourth round against Barbora Strycova, winning…

In a repeat fourth round match from last year’s Australian Open, Johanna Konta will take on Ekaterina Makarova for a place in the quarter-finals. In 2016, Makarova was the higher ranked player but a lot has changed in the last year… Konta was dealt one of the toughest possible draws but she has handled it so,…